Why choose Pearson?

Trusted by millions of learners

Pearson is the world’s leading learning company. We provide world class assessments, digital content and learning experiences for international schools to enable more effective teaching and learning and to help learners increase their skills and global employability prospects.

We partner with schools, universities, and employers worldwide to offer our qualifications to over 3.4 million students annually - our Pearson Edexcel International GCSE and International A level qualifications are most closely aligned to the British education system and Pearson BTECs, our popular, career-focused qualifications developed in partnership with employers can be studied alongside academic qualifications in a broad and balanced curriculum.

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Supporting school leaders, educators, students and parents

Whether you’re a teacher inspiring achievement in the classroom, a parent supporting your child’s learning journey or a school owner seeking the best outcomes for your students, we can support you with our inspiring and proven products and services.

Educators

Discover our range of resources and support for international primary and secondary schools, designed to support you every step of the way and help all your learners flourish.

Support for educators

School leaders

Learn how we can support your global education vision with our primary and secondary curricula and resources, globally recognised qualifications, virtual schooling, ELT resources and assessment.

Support for school leaders

Parents

Parents have a big influence on children’s choices about courses and careers, so it’s important to be well informed. We can help you navigate your child’s journey from Early Years through to university.

Support for parents

Exam officers

Find all you need to administer Pearson Edexcel qualifications, including becoming an approved Pearson centre, registering candidates, exam guidance and how to access our post-results services.

Exam officer support

Progress to university

Pearson Edexcel International A levels are widely recognised by universities worldwide for entry onto undergraduate degree programmes. See where our qualifications can take you.

Progress to university

Booksellers & distributors

We partner with booksellers and distributors worldwide to deliver our resources to your international school customers. Find our latest support including downloadable samples, catalogues and price lists.

Support for booksellers

Marketing toolkit

Our marketing toolkit for schools will support you with recruiting new students and promoting your Pearson Edexcel qualifications pathway to parents, students and your wider community.

Our marketing toolkit

International schools blog

Stay up to date with the latest issues in international education on our international schools blog and read articles from a wide range of authors, educators and thought leaders.

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Why choose Pearson Edexcel now?

The partner you can trust through times of change

The education landscape is changing fast. The disruption to learning during the global pandemic has brought with it innovation, which has created new demands for teachers, learners and education systems.

To face the challenges to come, you need a qualifications partner that is ready for the future.

Why choose Pearson Edexcel now?

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Pearson Edexcel qualifications open doors for learners worldwide

"Pearson provides a pathway for curriculum development and opens doors for students to take their next steps into university and beyond to their careers."

David Slade, Vice Principal of Progression and Recognition at Alice Smith School, Malaysia, explains how a Pearson curriculum gives teachers the scope to be creative and innovative and gives students opportunities to broaden their thinking, preparing them for the next steps: from GCSE to A level and from A level on to university.

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Learners make progress in their lives with Pearson Edexcel

Where can our iProgress international curriculum and Pearson Edexcel qualifications take your learners?

Browse some of the inspirational stories from learners around the world who have achieved success with Pearson Edexcel iPrimary, iLowerSecondary, International GCSE and International A level qualifications.

Browse Pearson Edexcel learner stories

We are more than an awarding organisation

We are the world’s leading learning company with an unparalleled breadth of experience. When you partner with Pearson, you have access to our global expertise in education and our support to help you achieve your school’s education vision.

With the full scale of Pearson at your disposal, we can also help you create competitive advantage for your school with our online schooling services, professional development and English language assessments and resources.

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We deliver online and in-person professional development courses to help you delivering our qualifications, using our resources and teaching pedagogy.

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student viewing online classes on her laptop — Online schooling

Our online schooling services can add breadth and depth to your school’s ‘bricks and mortar’ offerings and help you deliver high quality, online education to your learners in new ways.

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Boy sitting in a classroom — English assessments

Our English language assessment solutions can help you with English placement, testing and personalised teaching for all the English language learners in your school.

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Thought leadership

We run a range of thought leadership conferences and webinars for international school leaders and educators throughout the year, to support your strategic education goals.

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Partnering with international school associations worldwide

We work closely with leading international school associations around the world, partnering with them to provide expert support, curriculum resources and professional development webinars to their member schools.